Route 10 HGSS · Kanto Route

Route 10 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver — Route 10 in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Route 10 runs from Route 9 in the north down to Lavender Town, with Rock Tunnel splitting it in two and a Pokémon Center outside the tunnel’s north entrance. The Kanto Power Plant sits along the river here; its Machine Part has been stolen, cutting power across Kanto until you recover it from the Cerulean Gym. Later, once you have the Earth Badge, Zapdos appears outside the Power Plant.

Region: Kanto
Wild Pokémon: 9
Items: 2
Trainers: 2
HMs: Surf, Strength

Connects to: Route 9 · Power Plant · Rock Tunnel · Lavender Town

Where Route 10 is on the Kanto map Route 10 on the Kanto Pokégear map

Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon

Zapdos Lv. 50 · One-off encounter

Outside the Power Plant (reached with Surf) once you have the Earth Badge, i.e. all 16 Badges.

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 20
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Voltorb	Electric	17	30%	30%	30%
Raticate	Normal	16–18	25%	20%	25%
Spearow	NormalFlying	16	30%	30%	–
Quagsire	WaterGround	16–18	–	–	40%
Fearow	NormalFlying	18	10%	10%	–
Electabuzz	Electric	15–18	5%	10%	5%

Hoenn Sound

Linoone 20%, Lv. 16

Whismur 20%, Lv. 16–17Play the Hoenn Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Sinnoh Sound

Bidoof 20%, Lv. 16

Buizel 20%, Lv. 16–17Play the Sinnoh Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Surfing encounter rate 15
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Goldeen	Water	10–15	90%
Seaking	Water	15	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%
Old Rod	Goldeen	10	15%
Good Rod	Goldeen	20	60%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	40%
Super Rod	Goldeen	40	70%
	Magikarp	40	20%
	Seaking	40	10%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots: grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, with every slot changing by time of day (morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59, night 20:00–3:59); surfing 60/30/5/4/1; all three rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5. HG and SS mark Pokémon found in only one version. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
HikerJim	Machamp 45	₽1,440
PokéfanRobert	Quagsire 43	₽2,752

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers who give you their Pokégear number call when they want a rematch, with stronger teams as you progress.

Items

Item	How	Where
Carbos	Hidden	Route 10
TM69 Rock Polish	Item ball	South

Hidden items can be found with the Dowsing MCHN Pokégear app.

Tips

The Machine Part is hidden in the Cerulean Gym; return it to the Power Plant manager for TM57 Charge Beam.
Fixing the Power Plant gets the Magnet Train and the Kanto radio running again.
Zapdos (Lv50) appears outside the Power Plant once you have all 16 Badges.
You need Surf along the river to reach the Power Plant.
TM69 Rock Polish sits on a ledge in the southern part of the route, and you need Strength to reach it.
Electabuzz appears in the grass at a 5–10% rate, and Quagsire takes over at night.

Walkthrough: Part 17: Lavender Town, the Power Plant and Misty · Part 24: Legendary Pokémon and Kanto Loose Ends

FAQ

Where is the Machine Part in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

Hidden in the Cerulean Gym; a Team Rocket member on Nugget Bridge tells you where after you beat him.

How do you get Zapdos in HGSS?

Once you have the Earth Badge, Zapdos (Lv50) appears outside the Power Plant on Route 10; Surf there and talk to it.

Where can you catch Electabuzz in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

In the tall grass on Route 10, at 5% in the morning and night and 10% during the day.

What does the Power Plant manager give you?

TM57 Charge Beam, for returning the Machine Part.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 10 in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

9 species: Voltorb, Raticate, Spearow, Quagsire, Fearow, Electabuzz, Goldeen, Seaking, Magikarp.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeheartgold decompilation, and the Pokémon sprites and dungeon entrance pictures are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. The position maps are the Gold/Silver wiki’s Pokégear map renders. Location pictures and trainer sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).